James Allan wrote:
> Glad you said that or I might have. Now I have to convince my son
> that his plan of bringing it up level would kill the trees. T They
sit in a low spot but > it is never wet looking. The area has good
drainage.
Jim I had most of my say about this topic in another posting but just
saw these remarksof yours and wondered whether you really need to raise
the area at all, as it apparently has no problems as a result of being low.
If your son really feels it should be brought up, then you could do the
gentle raising by degrees I have already suggested
Moira
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That is my intention, to raise it some this year and next. It should
benefit the trees also. There is no real reason I see for raising it but you
know how some people are. A lot will depend on how much I can put into the
job. I don't think it is impossible, but if I can show it can be made to look
nicer then my son might help. I haven't decided yet on what proportions of
silt and compost I should make it. Maybe somebody has thoughts on that.
James Allan wrote:
> That is my intention, to raise it some this year and next. It should
> benefit the trees also. There is no real reason I see for raising
> it but you know how some people are. A lot will depend on how much I
> can put into the job. I don't think it is impossible, but if I can
> show it can be made to look nicer then my son might help. I haven't
> decided yet on what proportions of silt and compost I should make it.
> Maybe somebody has thoughts on that.
If the trees are not suffering from drainage problems I can't see that
raising the level is going to advantage them in any way. On the
contrary, as I explained earlier, it is just going to put them to the
bother of making new feeding roots at the new higher level.
It seems this is mostly an appearence thing and while it will please you
or your son I think you should not kid yourself it will make your trees
any happier or give you better crops.
If you do proceed, I hope you will at least do it the gradual way so the
trees can adapt their feeding zone easily. A mix of compost and silt
would be quite suitable I think, but don't put too much silt in, as the
fine particles will not be too good for letting in air. Forty percent
silt and sixty compost should work pretty well and the silt could bring
in some useful minerals..
Moira
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I would just as soon leave it as is. It is not a steep hollow at
all. My son is the one that wants to level it. I just want to try
to do it correctly without killing the trees. I will be doing it
slowly as that is the only way I could do it:>) I think covering a
little each year would also satisfy The
better sooner. If I did it any shallower the kids would still ride
through there and that would not help it at all.
